Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/saictak

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

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Alternative reconstructions

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Etymology

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From Proto-Uralic *sańśa-, possibly partly from its front-vocalic variant *säńśä-.

Verb

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*saictak (stem *saicë-)

  1. to stand
  2. to (come to a) stop, to halt

Inflection

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Descendants

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In many of the descendants, part of the paradigm was replaced by the related verbs *saisadak or *saisodak.

  • Estonian: seisma/seista (stem now seisa-)
  • Finnish: seistä (suppletive with seisoa)
  • Ingrian: seissa (suppletive with seisoa)
  • Veps: seišta (suppletive stem seišu-)
  • Võro: saisma/saistaq (back vowel harmony)
  • Votic: sõissõ, sõisõa (back vowel harmony)

Further reading

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  • Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*saica-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
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